embeddings
// Words as coordinates β€” similar meaning = close together in space
πŸ’‘ The core idea: Instead of storing words as text, AI turns every word (or sentence) into a list of numbers β€” like GPS coordinates in a very high-dimensional space. Words with similar meaning end up close together. "Cat" and "kitten" are nearby. "Cat" and "democracy" are far apart.
Click any word on the map to explore
↑ This is a simplified 2D projection of word embeddings. In reality, embeddings have hundreds or thousands of dimensions.
What is an embedding?
An embedding turns a word (or sentence) into a list of numbers, like coordinates. These coordinates are carefully arranged so that words with similar meaning end up near each other. "Dog" and "puppy" end up close together. "Happy" and "joyful" end up close. "King" minus "man" plus "woman" actually equals "queen" in this number space β€” the math captures the relationship!
CLICK ANY WORDTRY THE SIMILARITY TAB
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